EXCLUSIVE: Venice Golden Lion director Gianfranco Rosi returns to the festival in Competition this year with black-and-white documentary Below The Clouds, and Deadline can unveil the first trailer. After his exploration of life on the island of Lampedusa in Oscar-nominated and Berlin Golden Bear winning work Fire at Sea,

Great masters and new talents from different parts of the world, as always, in competition and out of competition, representing a large slice of today’s world cinema

Laura Poitras' doc 'All the Beauty and the Bloodshed' surprises with the Golden Lion at Venice, with prizes also going to Cate Blanchett, Colin Farrell and 'Bones and All' star Taylor Russell.

Director Park Chan-wook's "No Other Choice" has been officially invited to compete for the prestigious Golden Lion at this year's Venice International Film Festival. The announcement was made Tuesday during a livestream revealing the 21 films in the main competition section.

Director Jang Jun-hwan's 2003 release film 'Protect the Earth!The remake of 'Bugonia' (directed by Yorgos Lanthimos) was named in the competition section of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival.

VENICE 79 Golden Lion All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, dir: Laura Poitras. Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Saint Omer; dir: Alice Diop. Silver Lion Best Director Luca Guadagnino, Bones and All.

The 76th edition of the Venice International Film Festival closed Saturday night with the top Golden Lion prize going to Todd Phillips' 'Joker,' starring Joaquin Phoenix, while Roman Polanski won ...